From: Robert Thorpe <rt@robertthorpeconsulting.com>
To: Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Why do we need a number of different terminal modes in Emacs?
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2015 22:16:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87386ps2ev.fsf@robertthorpeconsulting.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <malfhp$7oo$1@dont-email.me> (message from Dan Espen on Sun, 01 Feb 2015 10:09:15 -0500)
Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> writes:
...
> ls -> dired
> make -> M-x compile
> grep -> M-x grep
>
> these commands offer advantages over a shell buffer.
> Years ago I used to use M-x shell, but I no longer find use for any of
> these shell interfaces.
Yes. I only use Emac's shell modes for programs that can't be dealt
with by a specific mode. For 90% of cases I get away without using them
at all, when I need them I use M-x term.
BR,
Robert Thorpe
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2015-02-01 10:37 ` Why do we need a number of different terminal modes in Emacs? Pascal J. Bourguignon
2015-02-01 11:10 ` Andrey Lisin
2015-02-01 11:24 ` Andrey Lisin
[not found] ` <mailman.19095.1422789865.1147.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2015-02-01 15:09 ` Dan Espen
2015-02-01 22:16 ` Robert Thorpe [this message]
2015-02-01 7:09 Andrey Lisin
2015-02-01 13:37 ` Robert Thorpe
2015-02-01 14:10 ` Andrey Lisin
2015-02-01 15:00 ` Marcin Borkowski
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